Belt-guide.



Ni'rh STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY E. GEHRING, OF BATDORF, OIIIO.

BELT-GUIDE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 642,219, dated January 30, 1900.

Application filed September 6, 1899. Serial No. 729,617. (No model.)

To whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY E. GEHRING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Batdorf, in the county of Fulton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Belt-Guides, of which the following is a specification.

M y invention relates to a belt-guide adapted especially for use with the belt of a threshingmachine to prevent the belt from slipping off of the driving-pulleys of the machine or the engine which drives it.

The invention consists in the features of construction and combination of parts here inat'ter fully described, and defined in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a belt-guide embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section thereof; and Fig. 3 is an end elevation, partlyin section.

The reference-numeral 1 designates a horizontal rectangular frame provided at one end with prongs 2 and recessed near its opposite end to receive the parallel bars or standards 3 of a vertical frame comprising the standards 3 and cross-bars 4. The lower ends of the standards 3 are sharpened to form prongs, similar to the prongs 2.

5 designates a horizontal roller having journals supported in bearings 6 of the rectangular frame 1, and 7 designates a vertically-(lisposed roller supported within the vertical frame by cross-bars 8 and 9, which are recessed at their ends to fit the standards 3, and have central bearings 10 for the journals 11 of the roller 7.

To assemble the parts of the device, the horizontal frame is tilted slightly and its end 12 is passed between the standards 3 and then turned to horizontal position to fit the standards into the recesses of the frame 1.

The lower cross-bar 9 is then fitted to place, and the lower journal of the roller 7 is inserted in the bearing, after which the top cross-bar 8 may be readily fitted in place byslightly tilting said cross-bar and fitting the upper journal of the roller 7 in the bearing of said upper cross-bar.

The device is secured in position by forcing its prongs into the ground, and when so so cured the belt of a threshing-machine may be passed around either of the rollers 5 or 7 to retain said belt upon its driving-pulleys, the removability of the rollers readily permitting the engagement of the belt therewith.

The two rollers are provided, one vertical and the other horizontal, to adapt the device for use with belts traveling in either of the two directions.

I claim- A belt-guide comprising a horizontal frame provided at one end with depending prongs, and having opposite recesses adjacent to its opposite end; a vertical frame consisting of parallel standards fitting the recesses of the horizontal frame and sharpened at their lower ends to form prongs, and cross-bars connecting said standards, one of said bars supporting the end of the horizontal frame; a roller mounted in said horizontal frame; a vertical roller; and means for supporting the latter consisting of cross-bars recessed at their ends to fit the standards of the vertical frame, and formed with central bearings for the rollerjournals.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY E. GEIIRING.

Witnesses:

H. S. BASSETT, F. O. EBERLY. 

